1976 Toyota Corolla

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Original base MSRP: $2,789

In today’s dollars: $10,376

There aren’t many guys who get wistful over old Corollas, and when you do meet one, they tend to weird you out -- but maybe they’re onto something. Through most of the ‘70s, a lot of automakers had to face the harsh reality they couldn’t peddle their poorly built, gas-thirsty crapmobiles and thrive. Toyota, and a few others, came along with the novel idea of making cars that still ran after the loans were paid off. The public responded by making Corolla the world’s best-selling car from 1974-1977, and they haven’t exactly shunned it in the years since.